56406 (2024). Ingrid Leary to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 20 Sep 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	56406 (2024)
Question asked:	08 Sep 2024
Member asking:	Ingrid Leary
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Casey Costello
Answer received:	16 Sep 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_56406_2024
Document guid:	66d01232-d337-480c-bff0-d356c87b6043

56406 (2024). Ingrid Leary to the Associate Minister of Health: Does the Minister agree with Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper's concern that thousands of older Kiwis cannot afford to treat their hearing loss, which puts them at higher risk of dementia and other major problems like social isolation; if so, what, if anything, will she do to address this?

Hon Casey Costello: I refer the Member to Hon Louise Upston's reply to Written Parliamentary Question 23336 (2024).